Where does “hilderinc” come from?

hilderinc (Old English) comes from Old English hild, from Proto-West Germanic hildi, from Proto-Germanic hildiz — battle, fight.

hilderinc (Old English): warrior

Definitions

  1. warrior

Ancestry of “hilderinc”, step by step

hilderinc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhildbattle, war
2Proto-West Germanichildibattle, fight
3Proto-Germanichildizbattle, fight

via Old English rinc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrincman, warrior
2Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
3Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright
Every word from Proto-Germanic hildiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hildi →Every word from Old English hild →